First things first: you'll want to choose a place (or places) where your plants will have access to plenty of water and sunlight. Good soil drainage is a must. "You don't want to make a flower bed or ...

These trees and shrubs provide food for wildlife while adding some welcome color to the winter landscape.

We spoke with a landscape designer and a plant specialist to learn what’s shaping backyard design in the year ahead.Here are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. mtreasure / Getty Images When you're designing and brainstorming the best plants for a shade garden, you're not beholden to ground ...

Its hard to imagine our yards and gardens without the beautiful sounds of songbirds. But birds are not just a delightful byproduct of tending a garden; rather, they play important roles in maintaining ...

Horticulturalists and herbalists share tips for nurturing plants with health benefits. A garden designed by Bridghe McCracken, the founder of Helia Land Design, featuring a profusion of Russian sage.

The idea of restoring native ecosystems attracted Marc Pastorek’s interest in the 1990s, when he learned of the work of Drs. Charles Allen and Malcolm Vidrine. The two professors at Louisiana State ...

Sensory gardens, previously used for therapeutic purposes, are now recognized for their general well-being benefits. Home gardeners can create sensory areas by incorporating plants and features that ...

What is a rain garden, and how does it work? Rain gardens, sometimes called bio-retention areas, are shallow depressions in the landscape that capture stormwater and allow it to gradually percolate ...

December — and winter in general — in Louisiana is a fine time to plant in the landscape. Now is the time to add trees, shrubs and cool-season annual and perennial bedding plants. The key is to know ...

Ever since the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens reopened in June 2020 after the pandemic forced it to close for a few months, the garden’s curator Heather Grzybek said the number of visitors it ...

With a bit of organization, any complicated task becomes clearer and easier. Take landscaping, for example. When you build a task list of all the necessary chores to keep your yard and garden in good ...